CONDITIONAL CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE EXAMPLES

Zero conditional
If + subject + present simple,
First conditional
If + subject + present simple,
Second conditional
If + subject + past simple,
(pret.imp. subjuntivo)
Third conditional
If + subject + past perfect,
(pret. Plusc. Subjuntivo)
subject + present simple
Subject + future simple
( will+1st
column)
subject + conditional ( would +
1st column)
subject + WOULD HAVE + P.P
If you heat water to 100 C, it
boils.
If you study hard, you will pass.
You will pass if you study hard.
If you studied hard, you would
pass.
If you had studied hard, you
would have passed.

USES
ZERO CONDITIONAL: Para hablar de verdades universals.

1ST CONDITIONAL: condicional real. Si la condicin se da, es muy probable que ocurra lo que aparece
en la frase ppal.

2nd CONDITIONAL: Para situaciones hipotticas. Es menos probable que suceda.

3rd CONDITIONAL: Para situaciones irreales, imaginarias.

 VARIACIONES
1ST CONDITIONAL:

CONDITIONAL CLAUSE:
UNLESS ( a menos que )= IFNOT
Example: Si no llueve, ir al ro = If it doesnt rain, I will go to the river.
UNLESS it rains, I will go to the river.
TIME EXPRESSIONS: as soon as (tan pronto como), before, after, when, provided/as long as
(con tal de que)
RESULT CLAUSE: El futuro simple se puede susituir por un: imperativo = if you go to the shop,
buy/ dont buy bread.
modal (should, can, may): if you go to the
shop, you should buy bread.

2nd CONDITIONAL:

CONDITIONAL CLAUSE:
UNLESS = IFNOT
RESULT CLAUSE: El condicional simple se puede sustituir por un modal (might, could):
Example: Unless it rained, we could go to the river.

3RD CONDITIONAL:

RESULT CLAUSE: Would have puede sustituirse por COULD HAVE / MIGHT HAVE